Born and educated in South Australia. 1966 Relocated to Victoria.1985 Commenced C.A.E. & TAFE short courses, life drawing and painting.
Sea change to the Mornington Peninsula 2000, and introduced more seriously to painting and drawing through Artways 2002.
Finalised Diploma of Arts - Visual Arts - at Frankston TAFE 2009 -Completing Painting Major – Sculpture Minor.
Now enjoying painting in my own studio and regular ‘en plein air’ painting with local “Peninsula Plein Air Inc “ artists. Participating successfully in statewide Exhibitions and Shows.
Featured in Artists ’Palette: November 2011, Issue #103,
AWARDS:: : Chisholm TAFE/Vital ‘06 Show: Winner “Illustration” –– 2nd Prize,2006
: Yea Rotary Art Show - Winner Best Emerging Artist 2005
: Mt Eliza North Art Show - Winner "Peoples' Choice" 2nd prize 2004
EXHIBITIONS : The Continental Hotel Feature Wall 2013
Peninsula Plein Air Painters “Footsteps” Exhibition - Oakhill Gallery January, 2013
“Shades of Difference”- OakHill Gallery – November 2012
The Continental Hotel, Sorrento -
Frankston Arts Council, Cube 37, 2008-9,
Mornington Peninsula Shire’s – Fair Trade Arts Affair May 2009
Oakhill Gallery, 2007-9
Brightspace 2005, 2006, & 2007, 2008,
Rye Hotel, 4-Emu Hardy Wines Promotion (Solo) 2006
MPRE , Feature Wall, Heatherhill Road, Frankston 2006
Vital 06 Chisholm Dandenong
Ron Rado Memorial Exhibition Dandenong 2006,7,8,9
The Galleon Café, St Kilda 2005 - Little Landscapes, Frankston 2004, | 
